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This has got a bit OTT with Mayflower plaques etc, but evocative for reminding ourselves of the search for religious freedom and the sheer unpreparedness of the travellers, and the risks they took. Conditions on that ship were truly appalling.

I spent Thanksgiving 2015 here. it was great! Soon (2020) it will be 400 years since the Pilgrims sailed. The 'real' steps are underneath the ladies toilet in the Pub Admiral McBride... Go see the landlord and have a beer.

It is nice to imagine these are the steps that Pilgrims departed for a new life in the new world seeking religious freedom in 1620.
The steps are more symbolic rather than historic. It at least maintains Plymouth links to the early colonies of America and the spot where the Pilgrim Fathers departed from on the Mayflower.
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Not quite sure how they can be described as the Mayflower steps when in actual fact they're not! I was told by locals that the real steps are supposedly underneath a local pub called 'The Admiral Macbride'. It's a nice idea to have a photo here particularly if you're a visiting American but it's quite disappointing to discover it isn’t...
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Insignificant corner of a harbour with immense historical significance. Close to the mayflower museum which shares the story of the pilgrims who sailed from this place so long ago. Lovely handrail by the steps also tells the story

Its hard to believe ,that this modest archway, marks the spot of one of the most Epic Sea journeys in History, that being the tale of the Pilgrim Fathers, and the famous Mayflower sailing ship, many of these pilgrims were fleeing persecution or worse still death, for their religious believes , and this all a mere 396 years ago .

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